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What is the pH of blood |
7.35-7.45 |
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ATB |
Antibody |
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WBC |
White blood cell |
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ASA |
Aspirin |
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Plasma |
Straw colored fluid that contains nutrients hormones and waste products. Plasmas 91% water. |
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Serum |
Plasma fluid after the blood cells and the clotting proteins have been removed |
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Fibrinogen |
A clotting protein found in plasma |
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Erythrocytes |
Also known as red blood cells, are mature red blood cells produced by the red bone marrow |
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Leukocytes |
Also known as white blood cells are the blood cells involved in defending the body against in infective organisms and foreign substances |
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What are the major groups of leukocyte |
Neutrophil, basophil, eosinophil, lymphocytes and monocytes |
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Neutrophils |
the most common type of white blood cell which are formed in the red bone marrow. |
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Basophils |
The least common type of white blood cell which is formed in the red bone marrow |
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Eosinophils |
Are formed in red bone marrow tissue and then migrate to tissues throughout the body. These cells destroy parasitic organisms and play a major role in allergic reactions |
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Lymphocytes |
Are formed in red bone marrow in lymph nodes and in the spleen. Lymphocytes identify foreign substances and germs in the body and produce antibodies that specifically target them. |
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Monocytes |
Are formed in red bone marrow, lymph nodes and the spleen. Through phagocytosis monocytes provide immunological defenses against many infectious organisms |
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Phagocytosis |
The process of destroying pathogens by surrounding and swallowing them |
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Thrombocytes |
Are known as platelets and are the smallest formed elements of the blood. |
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Coronary artery disease(CAD) |
Is atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries that reduces the blood supply to the heart muscle |
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ischaemic heart disease |
Each group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart |
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Ischaemia |
A condition in which there is an insufficient supply of oxygen in the tissues due to a restricted blood flow to part of the body |
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Angina |
Also known as angina pectoris, is a condition in which the episodes of chest pain occur due to the inadequate blood flow to the myocardium |
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Leukopenia |
A decrease in the number of disease-fighting white blood cells circulating in the blood |
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polycythemia |
An abnormal increase in the number of red cells in the blood due to excessive production of these cells by the bone marrow |
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Septicemia |
Often associated with severe infections caused by the presence of bacteria in the blood |
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Thrombocytopenia |
a condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood |
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Anemia |
A lower than normal number of erythrocytes in the blood |
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Aplastic anemia |
Characterized by the absence of all formed blood elements caused by failure of blood production in the bone marrow |
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Hemolytic anemia |
Is characterized by an inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the spleen |
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Iron deficiency anemia |
this is the most common form of anemia iron. is an essential component of hemoglobin and is normally obtained through food intake or by recycling iron from old red blood cells. |
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Megaloblastic anemia |
Is a blood disorder characterized by Nemean was the red blood cells are larger than normal |
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Pernicious anemia |
is caused by a lack of the protein intrinsic factor which helps the body absorb vitamin b12 from the gastrointestinal tract |
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Sickle cell anemia |
Genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape |
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Thalassemia |
Is an inherited blood disorder that causes mild or severe anemia due to reduced hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than normal |
